Sap-spout



(No Model) P. E. P0X.

SAP SPOUT.

No. 283,593. Patented Aug. 21,1883.

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PER-LEY E. FOX, OF MARLOW, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

SAP-S PO UT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 283,593, dated August21, 1883.

Application filed June 30, 1883. (No modem a To ctZl whom it nmy concernBe it known that I, PERLEY E. FoX, a citizen of the United States,residing at Marlow, in the county'of fGheshire and State of NewHampshire, have invented certain new and useful ImprovementsinSap-Spouts; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figuresof reference markedth ereon, which form a part of this specification. V

' This invention relates to spiles orspouts for conducting sap from amaple tree to the usual vessel or receptacle, the object being toprovide a metallic spout formed to. properly fit the hole or orificemade in the tree, the tapering end of said spout being so nearly closedas to permit the passage of sap without unneces- The spout A is made ofsheet metal in sary exposure to the atmosphere of the fresh cut portionof the tree.

The invention also consists in certain details of construction, ashereinafter described,

whereby a bucket may be .hung directly upon the spout without theintervention of a hook.

In the annexed drawings, illustrating the invention, Figure 1 is asideview of my improved sap-spout, showing its tapered end in serted into atree. Fig. 2 is a top view of the spout. Fig. 3 is a verticallongitudinal section. Fig. 4 is a cross-section on the line is m of Fig.3. Figs. 5 and 6 areperspective de tails. Fig. 7 is an end view. Fig.8.is a perspective view of a sap-spout having a transverse slot in itstop for the attachment of a bucket. Fig. 9 is a sectional view of abucket attached to the spout. Fig. 10 isa perforated plate forattachment to the sap-bucket at the point where it is hung on the spout.

Like letters indicate like parts.

the form of a cylinder, with tapering end a, to be driven into anorifice bored into the tree. The outer end of the spout may be plain, orit may be. turned over into a head, I), as. shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Theinner tapering end of the spout may be formed with segmental flanges cc, that are turned inward, so that their edges will butt against eachother and close the end of the spout, except a small opening, (I, at theupper side for the passageof sap. This opening may be any desired sizeand shape, and instead of being formed by the edges of the segmentalflanges c c, the spout may have'a solid end, in which the opening willbe made, or the flanges may be formed, as shown in Fig. 8, so as toleave a star-shaped or similar opening. At the inner end of thelongitudinal seam e, on the upper side of the spout, the edges of saidseam are formed with inwardlyturned flanges f f, Figs. 3, 4, and 5, thatabut laterally, so as to prevent the edges of the seam from passing oroverlapping when the spout is driven into a tree, thus rendering itunnecessary to solder or otherwise fasten the edges of the seam. Thespout A is preferably formed at the top with a transverse slot, g, thatintersects the seam e, as shown in Fig. 8, the corners formed by theintersection of the seam e and slot 9 on one side of said slot beingturned upward, as shown, to form a bearing for the bucket B, which ishung on the spout,- as illustrated in Fig. 9. An opening is made in thisbucket on one side, near the top, for the passage of the spout into thebucket, and a perforated metallic plate, 0, Fig. 10, is secured tothebucket on the inner or outer side, as preferred, so that the openingin the strengthening-plate 0 will register with the opening in thebucket. The upper side of the opening h in the plate 0 is straight, soas to rest readily in the transverse slot 9 of the spout. This form ofspout enables the bucket to be hung thereon without the intervention ofa hook, and admits of the application of a-.

cover to the bucket.

By nearly closing the tapering end of the spent, as described, theinterior or out part of the tree will not be exposed unnecessarily tothe drying effects of the atmosphere, and a free exit for the flowingsap is still afforded. The spout being formed of metal will not absorbthe coloring-matter of the sap or re tain the impurities which collecton its surface, as a wooden spout invariably does. I

am aware, however, that sheet-metal sap- In testimony whereof I affix mysignature in tubes have been heretofore used, and there presence of twowitnesses. fore I do not claim such, broadly.

What I claim as my invention is PERLEY E. FOX. 5 A cylindricalsheet-metal sap-spout having a tapering end, a, inwardly-turned flangesVitnesses: c c f f, and transverse slot substantially as BoLIvAR LOVELL,and for the purposes described. SARAH E. B. LOVELL.

